On 2025-10-27, AC <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have all those packages installed but it's not getting me anywhere. > > When I open qpwgraph, I see the inputs and outputs of the device > currently selected in the sound panel (DisplayPort, Sound Card, > Speaker). I do not see the other two devices that are not selected. When > I select a different device in the sound panel, qpwgraph changes and > then shows me only the newly selected device. Anything that was > connected to the previous device goes away. > > Somehow I'm not being given the option to use any output at any time, I > always seem to have to use the sound panel to select the output device > and then that's my only option available to me. >
In pavucontrol (I don't know anything about qpwgraph) you play sound in your browser while navigating to the Playback tab, where there should be a dropdown menu showing your available output devices. Choose the desired one. And so on. Should survive reboots if certain conditions are met.
